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Encyclopedia > A Movie

A Movie is a 1958 experimental film in which Bruce Conner put together snippets of found footage to a musical score. The film depicts footage of race car drivers crashing, water skiiers wiping out, explosions, women, scuba divers ect. The film is a montage of images. The images may mean very little by themselves but when edited together, it evokes certain emotions and ultimately a deeper meaning. The film has been described as a metaphor for sex where the men traveling are the sperm. The film ends when the scuba diver (winning sperm) reaches the egg. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Bruce Conner is a key experimental filmmaker and assemblage artist. ...

 The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. 

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